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Letter, from Thomas Hill to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Lisbon

Reference number: EL/H3/7

Date: 10 April 1673

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Hopes that the letter of Father Valentin Estansen, a Jesuit living in Brazil, has been received; states that he has not been able to answer the enquiry about the herb of Paraguay

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EL/H3/7
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10 April 1673
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Thomas Hill

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Thomas Hill, Letter, from Thomas Hill to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Lisbon, 10 April 1673, EL/H3/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_7/letter-from-thomas-hill-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-lisbon, accessed on 17 March 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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